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Vajpayee summons Modi to Delhi

A woman was burnt alive and a 19-year-old boy was killed in police firing in Gujarat on Tuesday as Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee summouned Chief Minister Narendra Modi to Delhi.

A 70-year-old woman was burnt alive in her house in Viramgam town of Ahmedabad rural district early on Tuesday, police said.

A dozen shops and houses were also set afire by a violent mob forcing district authorities to impose curfew in the town from 3 pm.

In Ahmedabad city, a 19-year-old boy was killed and two others were injured when police fired several rounds to disperse a mob indulging in looting and arson in Astodia area under the Khadia police station.

In Visnagar town of Mehsana district, a boy belonging to a minority community was stabbed in Mayabazar locality prompting imposition of curfew from 7 pm.

In Delhi, Modi is also scheduled to meet Union Home Minister Lal Kishenchand Advani, official sources said in Ahmedabad.

PTI

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